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Micronesia Mall’s Mall Ball 3x3 Summer Circuit high school tournament tips off June 20
The Guam Daily Post
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The Micronesia Mall and Clutch Guam have partnered for Mall Ball ’25: 3x3 Summer Circuit series, a basketball tournament featuring 20 high school teams that will take place Friday through Sunday at the Micronesia Mall Center Court. Championship...
Another way to check the health of a coral reef: Study the microbes in the seawater
Mongabay
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June 17, 2025
An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health changes on a reef and can draw attention to...
Parvati Shallow Compares Her Past Marriage to Childhood Cult in New Book
Us Weekly
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June 20, 2025
Parvati Shallow was learning survival skills long before she just stepped on the Cook Islands for her first appearance on Survivor in 2006. In her new memoir, Nice Girls Don’t Win, Shallow — who would go on to play Survivor four more times...
A turning point for skin health: what the WHA’s landmark resolution on skin diseases means for the world
The Hindu
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June 16, 2025
On May 24, 2025, something unprecedented happened: for the first time in history, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) unanimously adopted a resolution titled ‘Skin diseases as a global public health priority’ . This long-overdue resolution marks...
Foreign Hotel Chains Transforming Japanese Market; Luxury Brands Open in Diverse, Non-Tokyo Locations
The Japan News
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June 20, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun The exterior of the Patina Osaka hotel as seen from Osaka Castle Park By Shingo Sugime 8:00 JST, June 21, 2025 The Japanese hotel market is entering a new era. As the tourism industry shifts its focus from quantity to quality,...
COFA in Micronesia: Insights From Former Economic Advisor
Borgen Magazine
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June 14, 2025
CAPE CORAL, Florida — In the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), subsistence farming and fishing have long protected many households from hunger. Yet, while abject poverty is uncommon, daily hardships have steadily increased in recent years. For...
Health Playbook: Building our community strong and safe through acts of love
Austin Daily Herald - Minnesota
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June 10, 2025
Published 5:36 pm Tuesday, June 10, 2025 By Lisa R Ganser My grandfather from Guam was a quiet man, so I loved when he would tell me stories about growing up on the island. Deep into a game of checkers with his six-year-old granddaughter and...
‘I saw the flash’: How US nuclear tests changed life on this Pacific idyll forever
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 20, 2025
McDiarmid and Haazen returned to Mejatto a year after the 1985 evacuation, and stayed for three months. When we land this time, there is a joyful reunion between the pair and several locals, including “aunties” now in their 40s and 50s who were...
Micronesia Mall welcomes SKN, a fresh face in Guam’s beauty scene
The Guam Daily Post
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Micronesia Mall is excited to announce the soft opening of SKN this Sunday, June 8 at a fresh new beauty boutique bringing the most viral and in-demand skincare and cosmetics to Guam. SKN is the newest shop at the Micronesia Mall located in...
Maternity benefits integral to right to life, health and equality
The Indian Express
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June 10, 2025
In a recent judgment on May 23, 2025, the Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court order that had denied maternity leave to a government school teacher for the birth of her third child. The Court ruled that maternity leave is part of a woman’s...
PH medical teams lauded for outreach program in Micronesia
Inquirer
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June 8, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine medical teams that conducted medical outreach programs to Chuuk in Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) reaped praises from the Department of Health (DOH) and FSM for their service. The medical teams from the...
PH medical mission brings lifesaving care to Micronesia
The Manila Times
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June 7, 2025
A PHILIPPINE-LED medical outreach team has completed a medical mission in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), delivering specialized health care services and training to communities with limited access to medical care. The medical mission,...
SKN, a fresh face in Guam’s beauty scene, opens June 8 at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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SKN, a fresh new beauty boutique bringing the most viral and in-demand skincare and cosmetics to Guam, will hold its soft opening at 10 a.m. this Sunday at Micronesia Mall. It is the newest shop in Concourse 1 of Micronesia Mall. After...
Betel nut sweets present growing health threat to children
British Medical Journal
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William J Moss, otolaryngology-head and neck surgeon1 2, Michelle Hermiston, professor1 3, Saman Warnakulasuriya, professor4 1Vin University School of Medicine, Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam 2Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology—Head and...
Atkins Kroll Saipan partners with Saipan Humane Society to promote pet adoption and wellness
Marianas Variety
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ATKINS Kroll, Inc., an Inchcape Company, is proud to partner with the Saipan Humane Society for a special community event that promotes pet adoption, animal wellness, and responsible ownership. Taking place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 10 a.m....
The 2025 Healthcare Workforce Management Report
Home Care
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TNC and PICRC expand coral protection efforts to Yap
Marianas Variety
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(TNC) — From June 3-7, staff from The Nature Conservancy Micronesia and Polynesia, and the Palau International Coral Reef Center or PICRC visited Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia to kick off a new collaboration focused on protecting...
The 4 big changes to Medicare in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
MassLive - Massachusetts
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May 27, 2025
There’s still a long road ahead before President Donald Trump gets to run his signature across the domestic policy megabill that makes sweeping changes to tax law, immigration law, and the social safety net. A vote by the U.S. Senate, which...
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 26 May 2025
Media Monitors Network
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May 26, 2025
Countries approve a landmark resolution for a lead-free future Member states also acknowledged that exposure to hazardous chemicals and pollution contributes to over 9 million premature deaths annually – one in six globally – with a...
Mall Ball 3x3 summer high school tournament tips off June 20
Pacific Daily News
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Micronesia Mall's indoor basketball tournament returns with more than 20 high school teams competing, and the slots are now officially locked in. Mall Ball '25: 3x3 Summer Circuit series kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 20, continues at 10 a.m....